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Interview with Scott G (The G-Man)
G-Man: When people think Matt forgers, one usually thinks of your work with Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Glen Ballard, and Bruce Swedien, but if my hand a CD with examples of their production , engineering or mixing, it almost always new and emerging artists, people like Mutant Radio, laughing with Lulu, The Dharma Bomb, or Fjære. What is your thinking behind the choice of avoidinggreat name?
Counterfeiters: When my connection was with the great name of a wonderful experience, is also in the past.
G-Man: But you work with artists at all levels, including the biggies. "
Counterfeiters: Oh, sure, for instance, while I remain a professional relationship with Michael Jackson and has contributed to the recent release of "Michael Jackson - The Ultimate Collection", a window, and I worked on many previously unpublished photographs thatThis included, as well as the monitoring of various aspects of the project. This of course is very nice to be part of why I re times when I have very closely with Michael when he created the great albums that established him as "king of pop". For me this is a learning experience that had no equal. As part of the story that projects like "Thriller" and to work with Quincy Jones taught me what it takes to get the best shot possible. Not only in acommercial sense, but as artistic statements, and what it takes to bring a song to the listener, the strength of a joint working group, and what does "go into the studio and leave your ego at the door." These and many other lessons to be learned, what I bring to the table when working with new and emerging artists.
G-Man: How to combine the best aspects of past and present. What are some of the contradictions?
Counterfeiters: The old model of record label has alloweddeveloping talent, coaching it along the road, working with composers, arrangers, producers and technicians, and learn to do the job of recording. This system does not exist in the model of a world forever. Today, with few exceptions, major labels try to sign the most promising bands and artists, an agreement, and if you do not sell the numbers in need of business, you throw in place. Before an act can develop a following and learn the ropes, you can find anywhere. This is whatIt's about now the bottom line. Corporate business has no heart and no sense of art. I want to look to the future, and absent. The future of the music business is to discover talent that flies under the radar. That's who I want to work. That is the hope of the music industry: the unique and innovative artists to create something new and out, not covered with a tired old formula, or manufacturing synthetic crap with no emotion or heart. I want a part ofthe future!
G-Man: If nothing else, read this interview, I want to thank you for the comments! In addition to seven albums of Michael Jackson has worked with Van Halen, Lena Horne, James Ingram, Giorgio Moroder, and many others. Care comment on the difference between sessions with superstars and sessions with the stars-in-the-making?
Counterfeiters: In a word: experience. The professionals have an important characteristic that distinguishes them: they have developed ainstinctive feel for the music. E 'la cosa, the musicians are excellent. And 'something intuitive. You learn to trust your instincts by trial and error. There is no substitute for him. Some people have more than others. It is a sensibility, the ability to see into the music and read the different levels of what is happening. Then, to have the ability to recognize and manipulate the elements in such a way as to make communication more efficient for the intention of the songs. For the artists most recent isa question often useful to identify and empathize with these subtle qualities. And in order to focus on essential and what is just background noise, the confusion.
Talk G-Man: Let's about the diversity of his musical interests for a moment. They recorded a modern retro band called The Teddy Boys, then some dance remixes of a couple of my songs, and did the live recording for singer-songwriter Caroline Aiken. You seem to have a variety of styles and enjoyGenres. Are you in favor of certain types of music, or are there forms of music that you like?
